Sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) involves incorporating sustainable development factors such as environmental and social issues into investment decisions.

SRI has roots in South Africa’s apartheid past: in the 1980s, various institutional investors or asset owners in the USA and UK required funds to be ‘screened’ for investments in the country so that they could be excluded from investment portfolios. Stakeholder pressure ultimately led to divestment and the withdrawal of numerous companies from South Africa in the mid-80s.

This site, powered by Kigoda Consulting, aims to address this in some measure by explaining key concepts and central debates. It also provides options for individual investors to use to work towards ensuring that their pension and retail investments are supporting responsible and sustainable corporate practise.